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In response to "Poll: have you ever used AirBnB as someone renting it out? Not the person renting it out, but the person who stays there. -- nm" by Andie

What in the world is this? -- nm

Posted by Roo (aka Roocrow) Oct 16 '14, 06:24

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That feels... kinda creepy... -- nm - Roo Oct 16, 06:34 7
- it isn't. it is just new. You often get to stay in places way more interesting than a hotel. examples enclosed - Andie Oct 16, 06:40 6
  - Like how adorable is this? -- (link) - ty97 Oct 16, 06:43 2
    - love it -- nm - Epiphany Oct 16, 06:57
    - super cute. or how about a castle? lots of options! -- (link) - Andie Oct 16, 06:44
  - hmm, it piques my interests.... -- nm - Roo Oct 16, 06:42
  - you stayed in water? -- nm - decline Oct 16, 06:41 1
    - over it. click the pic. :) -- nm - Andie Oct 16, 06:41
a website/system that allows people to rent out private properties for short term stays. -- (link) - Andie Oct 16, 06:26
Peer to peer home/apartment/room rentals. You rent your place (or a room) to someone else for a day/days/week -- (link) - ty97 Oct 16, 06:25 16
- as a renter am I paying city tourism tax? hotel tax? etc? - Epiphany Oct 16, 06:28 14
  - That's one of the main (potentially fair) complaints. These rentals should probably be subject to standard hotel taxes. -- nm - ty97 Oct 16, 06:31
  - no, no you are not. you are paying AirBnB a fee. but it is generally cheaper than hotels. - Andie Oct 16, 06:31 11
    - and which is why AG's are finding it illegal -- nm - decline Oct 16, 06:33 10
      - sure, that's a fair complaint (that's the hotel lobby freaking out.) -- nm - Andie Oct 16, 06:35 9
        
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        I guess the tricky part comes in deciding what part the service should play in collecting what the property owner is responsible for paying. - znufrii, borderline alcoholic Oct 16, 06:45 2
        
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        exactly. - znufrii, borderline alcoholic Oct 16, 06:55
        
        yup -- nm - ty97 Oct 16, 06:40
        
        In a city like NY, those hotel taxes are also important public revenue -- nm - ty97 Oct 16, 06:36 3
        
        This is interesting. Airbnb is trying to collect those taxes, but can't. -- (link) - decline Oct 16, 06:40 2
        
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        that's a start. -- nm - znufrii, borderline alcoholic Oct 16, 06:46
  - as a renter you are supposed to follow all local tax laws, but most don't -- nm - decline Oct 16, 06:30
- (or vice versa, you rent a house/condo/room from someone else. It's like peer-to-peer hoteling, without the hotel) -- nm - ty97 Oct 16, 06:26

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